Dear Mother...Love Albert
| Dear Mother...Love Albert | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Rodney Bewes Derrick Goodwin |
| Starring | Rodney Bewes Garfield Morgan Sheila White Geraldine Newman Liz Gebhardt Amelia Bayntun Cheryl Hall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (+ 3 short specials) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Thames Television (series 1) Yorkshire Television (series 2–4) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 15 September 1969 – 6 June 1972 |
Dear Mother...Love Albert (later retitled Albert!) is a British television sitcom that aired on ITV from 15 September 1969 to 6 June 1972. It was created by and starred Rodney Bewes. Bewes co-wrote and produced the series with Derrick Goodwin. The show regularly appeared in the TV ratings top ten throughout its three-year run.
The theme song was sung by Bewes, co-written by Mike Hugg. Hugg had also encouraged Bewes to sing the theme to The Likely Lads, but Bewes recalls "I think I drank a bottle of port in the end, but I couldn't get it".
There were 26 episodes, including three Christmas specials, all three broadcast as part of All Star Comedy Carnival. The fourth and final series was broadcast as a sequel entitled Albert!, which ran for a further series of seven episodes. Series 1 was produced by Thames Television, while the subsequent series 2-4 were produced by Yorkshire Television.